motty Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Couldn't be doing with the bloke. I thought he was full of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 I, tried a slab last year and once I shot them I had no desire to buy anymore I just did not like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Couldn't be doing with the bloke. I thought he was full of it. Ditto I, tried a slab last year and once I shot them I had no desire to buy anymore I just did not like them And again ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Unable to comment on the quality of his cartridges as I have never tried them. But looking at the business model he is competing with many established businesses in the UK and EU some are very very large and all have established customers and they must therefore be able to buy in very large quantities their components and may be a wider range of components. This economy of scale must give them a better profit margin on all their product range from clays to game. Now as a reloaded for many years you realise with the exception of the top end cartridges using wool wads or nickel plated shot or some other unique selling point their is very little if any difference in cost of manufacture of the budget clay, pigeon or game cartridges but a bigger higher price difference iin the shops compared to a basic clay cartridge for pigeon or game. So is it not sensible to manufacture using virtually the same bits a cartridge you can sell for a significantly better profit? The only issue I can see in this is that you have got to sell enough of them to stay in business but he looks to be able to do that, so good luck to him, if this works who knows in time we may even see the other manufactures having to reduce their prices to compete or force him out of business, time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think George makes a bit on his cartridges to keep prices sensible but I guess its more of a hobby really. From what I saw he must have made a few quid selling cars and accesories in earlier life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 he found a good position in the market, and he is manufacturing ! he`d need to run a factory 24/7 making clayloads to make it viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 George told me he would let me know when he had a fibre wadded 28 or 30 gram fibre wadded game load, after I asked for a couple of thousand. A year on, nothing heard. I won’t waste my time trying to deal with him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 George told me he would let me know when he had a fibre wadded 28 or 30 gram fibre wadded game load, after I asked for a couple of thousand. A year on, nothing heard. I won’t waste my time trying to deal with him again. I must admit he seems to only appear on this site when touting his wares, and those wares seem to be the only ones he is interested in making........rather than those which some of his prospective customers want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I've asked him about steel loads a few times and he's told me it's hard on the machines and he won't load it. He said you get the odd cut piece of lead shot as it goes through the loader and gets caught a steel shot pellet could cause damage and it's not worth it. So don't think he will be loading steel anytime soon. Surprised he ain't been on here touting his wares of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I must admit he seems to only appear on this site when touting his wares, and those wares seem to be the only ones he is interested in making........rather than those which some of his prospective customers want! can you believe some customers havent a clue what they want? i want #5and1/3 english shotsized, upto 16th /lb of so faster than yesteryear. but i want 17 cartridges, clear paper hulls, with woollyjumperwad giving ultimate knockdown of 100yards but doesnt destroy "burds" at 11ft, all in a 12gauge 2,5/6" for my uniquely chambered gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 can you believe some customers havent a clue what they want? i want #5and1/3 english shotsized, upto 16th /lb of so faster than yesteryear. but i want 17 cartridges, clear paper hulls, with woollyjumperwad giving ultimate knockdown of 100yards but doesnt destroy "burds" at 11ft, all in a 12gauge 2,5/6" for my uniquely chambered gun. I was referring to my enquiry relating to fibre wad 2 1/2" quality game loads, pretty standard stuff really!.........Never even got a reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AULD YIN Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 I only buy my shells from George ,ALWAYS happy with his shells i get what i want personally delivered by him to the top of my street at a price i am happy with. johnnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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